CHARACTERIZATION OF MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRA AS FOOD FOR HONEY BEES IN THE SAWOJAJAR AREA OF MALANG CITY, EAST JAVA

Authors : Jati Batoro; Erwan Erwan; Anang Lastriyanto; Firman Jaya; Sasongko Sasongko et al.
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Abstract

Malang Raya has very promising potential for developing honey bee cultivation, this is because it has a large area and forest location.One important family is Myrtaceae, for example eucalyptus (Melaleuca leucadendron) in supporting the honey bee industry.This plant has the advantage of being a conservation plant, flowering all year round, providing road shade, producing honey glands, resin, pollen for honey bee food.The method was carried out through an exploratory survey at the Sawojajar Malang housing complex, while collection, characterization and making a herbarium at MUBR (Unibraw).The research results show that eucalyptus plants (Melaleuca leucadendron) grow well, and have the potential to be developed in the greater Malang area in the development of the honey industry and conservation.


Concepts :
Plant and animal studies
Bee Products Chemical Analysis
Plant Parasitism and Resistance
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